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 </figure>Northwest Missouri State University senior Jackson Barnes is a semifinalist for the 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy®&nbsp;presented by Mazda. The National Football Foundation &amp; College Hall of Fame (NFF) set an all-time record of 199 semifinalists announced for one of college football's most sought-after and coveted awards.Barnes will be a senior linebacker this fall for the Bearcat football squad. Barnes hails from Kansas City, Missouri, and is a graduate of Liberty High School. Barnes maintains a 3.96 grade point average with a major in chemistry: medicinal chemistry. Following graduation, Barnes plans to purse a doctorate of pharmacy.He has been a four-time member of the&nbsp;MIAA's&nbsp;academic honor roll and he also earned&nbsp;MIAA&nbsp;Scholar-Athlete award in 2019. Barnes notched second-team&nbsp;all-MIAA&nbsp;status in 2019 as he helped lead the Bearcat football team to the program's 30th&nbsp;MIAA&nbsp;regular season championship. Barnes secured 74 tackles, three interceptions and 1 1/2 quarterback sacks as the Bearcats reached the NCAA Division II playoffs for the 16th consecutive season.&nbsp;Barnes serves on Northwest's Unity Council as a team leadership member. He has volunteered community service time and to help with spring clean up in&nbsp;the city of&nbsp;Maryville.Celebrating its 31st year, the award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. The NFF will announce 12-to-14 finalists in November, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the&nbsp;2020 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. Later this year, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 31st Campbell Trophy® Presented by Mazda, having his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000 and receiving his own 25-pound-bronze version of the iconic statue.&nbsp;

Northwest Missouri State Universities Jackson Barnes named William V Campbell trophy finalist